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Status
Active
Coverage
1997–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.6
SJR · SCImago
0.617
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
112
Best quartile
Q1 · 77th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 154 / 669 | 77th | Q1 |
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Medical Science Monitor
Medical Science Monitor is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.6), WoS SCIE. Published by International Scientific Information, Inc..
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ISSN 1234-1010Verify ISSN ↗1643-3750Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: International Scientific Information, Inc.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
3.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Medical Science Monitor indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1997–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.6.
What quartile is Medical Science Monitor in Scopus?
Medical Science Monitor is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 154 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Medical Science Monitor?
Medical Science Monitor is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 77th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.617, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 112.
Who publishes Medical Science Monitor and what is its ISSN?
Medical Science Monitor is published by International Scientific Information, Inc. Its print ISSN is 1234-1010 and its online ISSN is 1643-3750.
Is Medical Science Monitor in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Medical Science Monitor open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Medical Science Monitor? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Medical Science Monitor has an h-index of 102 and a 2-year mean of 2.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
102
h-index
2.64
2-yr mean citations
4,887
i10-index
8,931
works indexed
159,949
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#102 of 646 Top 16% Medicine (all)
Medical Science Monitor published 421 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 1,127. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Medical Science Monitor? — latest 91 articles, 2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (37.9%), Poland (23.1%) and Türkiye (16.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Medical Science Monitor? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 220 retracted papers are recorded (24.6 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 4 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 220 · 24.6 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 4 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers — mostly wrongly identified sequences and tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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